Past, Present & Future

This website hopes to achieve three things. Firstly, it aims to inform people about the history of a magnificent building, and its importance to the Scone community past and present. Secondly, it seeks to provide a digital archive of historical material for future research. Finally, it hopes to entertain. 

Acknowledgements

The site is indebted to a number of generous people and groups. Thank you to the volunteers at the Scone and Upper Hunter Historical Society. Your dedication to preserving and sharing such a wealth of historical material is greatly appreciated. Thank you to Paul Brennan, for sharing your memories, your photographs, and your hopes for the Civic Theatre. Your contribution to the theatre's history will not be forgotten. Thank you to the late Heather Ashford of Scone, whose history book 'Moving images and the theatre (1997)'  was a major resource for the primary material on this website. Thank you to Dianne Chad and Margaret Ashford-Macdougall for recording your memories of the theatre so that the community can enjoy these stories. Thank you to Andrew McPhee for the guided tour of the theatre, the numerous conversations on the up-and-coming restoration, the memories you have shared, and your continued enthusiasm for recording the theatre's history.  Thank you to Minas Coroneo for providing the opportunity for me to pursue this project - your continued support from the beginning has been much appreciated. The Scone community is very grateful of your plans for the theatre's future. Thank you to the staff at the NSW State Records Office. Thank you to Michaela Cameron for your detailed and highly useful advice on a range of topics including: social media, web design, and museum displays. Thank you to Mike McDonnell, for daring to venture outside of the ivory tower.  Finally, thank you to the Scone community for your passion for the Civic Theatre. May that passion continue in the decades to come, as the theatre enters the next stage of its long and joyous life.